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    <name>Al Franken</name>
    <num_results>20</num_results>
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        <number>S.1703</number>
        <url_number>s1703</url_number>
        <title>A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-24</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>D000432</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-24</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>7</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Indian Affairs</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-24</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.1624</number>
        <url_number>s1624</url_number>
        <title>A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems, and for other purposes.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-24</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>W000802</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-08-06</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>3</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Judiciary</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-08-06</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.327</number>
        <url_number>s327</url_number>
        <title>A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims and provide for technical corrections.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-24</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>L000174</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-01-26</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>4</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Judiciary</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-05-07</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.1661</number>
        <url_number>s1661</url_number>
        <title>A bill to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-24</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>K000305</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-10</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>4</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Judiciary</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-10</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.1698</number>
        <url_number>s1698</url_number>
        <title>A bill to provide grants to the States to improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards, to develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts, and to improve State policies to raise graduation rates, and for other purposes.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-23</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>B000468</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-23</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>8</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-23</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.</latest_major_action>
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      <bill>
        <number>S.1659</number>
        <url_number>s1659</url_number>
        <title>A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-22</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>C001070</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-10</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>4</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-10</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.</latest_major_action>
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      <bill>
        <number>S.CON.RES.40</number>
        <url_number>sconres40</url_number>
        <title>A concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to grant consular access by the Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people to reunite with their families in the United States as soon as possible.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-22</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>S000709</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-22</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>6</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Foreign Relations</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-22</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.</latest_major_action>
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      <bill>
        <number>S.1483</number>
        <url_number>s1483</url_number>
        <title>A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the "Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-22</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>K000367</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-07-21</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>1</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Veterans' Affairs</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-07-21</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.1532</number>
        <url_number>s1532</url_number>
        <title>A bill to establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers, and for other purposes.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-21</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>M001111</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-07-29</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>3</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-07-29</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.934</number>
        <url_number>s934</url_number>
        <title>A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of schoolchildren and protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs by updating the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-17</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>H000206</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-04-30</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>30</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-04-30</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.</latest_major_action>
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      <bill>
        <number>S.RES.273</number>
        <url_number>sres273</url_number>
        <title>A resolution commemorating Dr. Norman Borlaug, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and founder of the World Food Prize.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-17</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>H000206</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-17</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>21</cosponsors>
        <committees></committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-17</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.</latest_major_action>
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      <bill>
        <number>S.RES.272</number>
        <url_number>sres272</url_number>
        <title>A resolution commemorating Dr. Norman Borlaug, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and founder of the World Food Prize.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-16</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>H000206</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-16</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>21</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Judiciary</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-16</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.</latest_major_action>
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      <bill>
        <number>S.1152</number>
        <url_number>s1152</url_number>
        <title>A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-16</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>K000105</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-05-21</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>21</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-05-21</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.RES.267</number>
        <url_number>sres267</url_number>
        <title>A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-15</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>S000770</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-15</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>8</cosponsors>
        <committees></committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-15</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.538</number>
        <url_number>s538</url_number>
        <title>A bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-15</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>L000035</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-03-05</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>11</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-03-05</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.RES.266</number>
        <url_number>sres266</url_number>
        <title>A resolution recognizing the contributions of John Sweeney to the United States labor movement.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-15</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>G000555</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-15</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>33</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Judiciary</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-15</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.RES.264</number>
        <url_number>sres264</url_number>
        <title>A resolution designating the Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building as the "Kennedy Caucus Room".</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-14</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>D000388</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-14</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>98</cosponsors>
        <committees></committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-14</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.</latest_major_action>
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      <bill>
        <number>S.1244</number>
        <url_number>s1244</url_number>
        <title>A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers, to provide for a performance standard for breast pumps, and to provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-14</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>M001176</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-06-11</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>6</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Finance</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-06-11</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.428</number>
        <url_number>s428</url_number>
        <title>A bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-14</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>D000432</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-02-12</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>32</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Foreign Relations</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-02-12</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.</latest_major_action>
      </bill>
      <bill>
        <number>S.1658</number>
        <url_number>s1658</url_number>
        <title>A bill to establish the Council on Healthy Housing, and for other purposes.</title>
        <cosponsored_date>2009-09-10</cosponsored_date>        <sponsor_id>R000122</sponsor_id>
        <introduced_date>2009-09-10</introduced_date>
        <cosponsors>4</cosponsors>
        <committees>Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs</committees>
        <latest_major_action_date>2009-09-10</latest_major_action_date>
        <latest_major_action>Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.</latest_major_action>
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